Friday, April 15, 2011

Austin's Birthday and Zanzibar Part 1

the boys- Elliot, Grant, Austin, Teddy

a better representation of their behavoir

Asma and I

at Zuane for Austin's birthday

the birthday boy!

the group

Grant, Polycarp, Elliott

Leah and I


off to Zanzibar!!

our itty bitty plane

from the plane- a look at Dar



Zanzibar!



I was delighted to find they teach TSL at the school in Mwanakwerekre

the headmaster and one of our student tour guides

the Mwanakwerekre school

Anglican church built over the old slave market

Kelly and Mai


a cross made from the wood of the tree that Dr. Livingstone died under...or so it is claimed

our Resident Director Ken


a memorial to the slaves that were held here

the slave's rooms..they would fit 50-70 people in here

fish market!!


yum yum



spices!


a Zanzibari dorr

walking through Stone Town

Stone Town

Kelly and I

The House of Wonders (a.k.a. the Sultan's palace)

Mom made me that skirt!

Omar, my student guide


CIEE group and the students from Mwanakwerekre

a yummy Zanzibari lunch

our hotel on the eastern shores of Z'bar

At the Spice Farm.....





pepper

cinnamon tree

pili pili (hot peppers)

studs in the spice farm

I was decorated as well =)

fetching coconuts





gelato in Stone Town






Chagua CCM!- Choose CCM!






Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar dontcha know



Sauti za Busara festival- a group from Cameroon

Sauti za Busara- a singer from Uganda


In a traditional stone town- Jambiani





seaweed is a staple in stone towns



learning about traditional medicine








Sauti during the day

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